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senator. >> federal agents say, they have arrested 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of mississippi. the deadly substance. known as ry-sin. both letters were intercepted at screening facilities.and both were post-marked memphis tennessee - april 8th. the white house says, staffers followed a careful drill in handling the letters.and no one was injured. >> jacqueline: it was a new warmer day today. '70s but along the coast we saw cooler conditions with upper 50s and 60s. tonight, clear skies and mild. again, that warming trend will continue for the weekend. the satellite and radar showing clear skies. high-pressure is driving this storm to this north of us. it will stay sunny and warm. temperatures of the door to more will be 40's for the most part. 40's and san francisco. 43 in pleasanton. we are going to warm up rather quickly. 77 degrees in palo alto. '70s and san jose. 70's also for the east bay. and upper 70's for the inland valleys. '70s and danville, livermore, the 60s along the immediate coast. with the sea breezes and 70's in san francisco and for the north brae. a look at yo
senator. >> federal agents say, they have arrested 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of mississippi. the deadly substance. known as ry-sin. both letters were intercepted at screening facilities.and both were post-marked memphis tennessee - april 8th. the white house says, staffers followed a careful drill in handling the letters.and no one was injured. >> jacqueline: it was a new warmer day today. '70s but along the coast we saw cooler conditions with upper 50s and 60s. tonight, clear...
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that suspect called kevin curtis has been arrested in his home in tupelo, mississippi. the authorities were led there as a result of the investigation. three letters positive for the potentially dangerous and deadly substance ricin. wicker, president obama and the judge's all postmarked april 8th from memphis, according to authorities. what they don't know is why he did. there's little information, little evidence on what his motive could have been, what we do know, it's had a huge impact here on capitol hill. other offices including senator richard shelby checked after reports of suspicious packages. both here on capitol hill and back in local districts. nothing else found. but there's a heightened concern here after boston and what happened there on monday. plus, a courthouse evacuation after a bomb threat there yesterday, not connected to this, according to authorities at least as far as they know right now. but mail headed to capitol hill, well, that's on hold this week. richard. >> tracie potts with the very latest on that developing story. thank you. also developi
that suspect called kevin curtis has been arrested in his home in tupelo, mississippi. the authorities were led there as a result of the investigation. three letters positive for the potentially dangerous and deadly substance ricin. wicker, president obama and the judge's all postmarked april 8th from memphis, according to authorities. what they don't know is why he did. there's little information, little evidence on what his motive could have been, what we do know, it's had a huge impact here...
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it's probably happening as we speak, chris, in mississippi. and here are the charges. first of all he is being charged with threatening the life of the president. and second, he is also being charged with threatening the life of others using the mail. and these charges could put him in a place where he could face up to 15 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. now, of course this whole thing came to light because this man whose name is paul kevin curtis allegedly sent letters that at least initially tested positive with the poison ricin to not just the white house but also to senator roger wicker who is from mississippi. and just moments ago senator wicker spoke for the first time about this, told our producer. but he actually knows this man because he is an elvis impersonator back in mississippi. and senator wicker and his wife actually hired him a few years back to help at a party they were throwing he said for a young couple. but he went onto say that his impression is that since then this man, paul kevin curtis, mental state has deteriorated and that is pretty clea
it's probably happening as we speak, chris, in mississippi. and here are the charges. first of all he is being charged with threatening the life of the president. and second, he is also being charged with threatening the life of others using the mail. and these charges could put him in a place where he could face up to 15 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. now, of course this whole thing came to light because this man whose name is paul kevin curtis allegedly sent letters that at least...
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roger wicker in mississippi received one of those letters believed to be curtis. lab tests are being conducted and results are expected in 48 hours. ricin is a highly toxic compound. >>> tonight new questions and accusations involving the 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after being allegedly sexually assaulted and bullied by three teenaged boys. they were all classmates at sarah toga high school. the los gatos school issued a report saying, audrey never reported being bullied. her parents say they met with school administrators several times asking the young men be expelled. >> the bullying occurred on campus between students. then that's something that the school perhaps should have prevented. >> the family accuses the school district of being more interested in protecting its image than taking responsibility for its lack of action. the district says it shares a common responsibility to stand up and speak out about harassing behavior. >>> coming up, lawmakers speaking after an investigative report. >> the governor needs to replace the president of the publ
roger wicker in mississippi received one of those letters believed to be curtis. lab tests are being conducted and results are expected in 48 hours. ricin is a highly toxic compound. >>> tonight new questions and accusations involving the 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after being allegedly sexually assaulted and bullied by three teenaged boys. they were all classmates at sarah toga high school. the los gatos school issued a report saying, audrey never reported being bullied....
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. >>> federal agents arrested a mississippi man overnight, suspected of sending letters contaminated with poison to president obama and senator roger wicker. the move comes just days after the betters were intercepted in mail-sorting facilities. tracie potts is live with the details. >> reporter: authorities after an exhaustive investigation traced the letters to paul kevin curtis of tupelo, mississippi. he was arrested at his home in mississippi, as authorities try to figure out what the motive was here. three letters that tested positive for potentially dangerous ricin. the one sent to senator wicker never made it to capitol hill. it was intercepted. one sent to president obama was intercepted offsite. all of them postmarked april 8th. and all postmarked for memphis. what gave it away was the common signature. i am kevin curtis and i approve this message, at the end of the letters. the test on the first letter to wicker, had proved inconclusive. and the second one, as well. they're trying to figure out how potent this ricin was. and while it initially tested positive, the further t
. >>> federal agents arrested a mississippi man overnight, suspected of sending letters contaminated with poison to president obama and senator roger wicker. the move comes just days after the betters were intercepted in mail-sorting facilities. tracie potts is live with the details. >> reporter: authorities after an exhaustive investigation traced the letters to paul kevin curtis of tupelo, mississippi. he was arrested at his home in mississippi, as authorities try to figure out...
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that's the word from another suspect who cops busted in mississippi. his name is paul kevin kurt tis, and the feds say he sent a letter with the his sign to president obama and another letter to the republican senator from mississippi, roger wicker. the mail set off alarms at a screening facility. never came close to the white house or capitol hill. but a season source is telling fox news the substance in the letters is absolutely, unequivocally, ricin. police and neighbors describing the guy as a paranoid loner who thought the government was out to get him, trying to ruin his reputation. as for the body part conspiracy there was word he was deeply disturbed from his time working in a hospital. both letters saying, quote to see a wrong and not disclose is it is to become a partner to its continuance. it ended, i am kc and i approve this message. john roberts is live in mississippi. what can we say about this now today, john? >> we're learning all kinds of things about this fella and the possibility as well learned in court, overhearing conversation bet
that's the word from another suspect who cops busted in mississippi. his name is paul kevin kurt tis, and the feds say he sent a letter with the his sign to president obama and another letter to the republican senator from mississippi, roger wicker. the mail set off alarms at a screening facility. never came close to the white house or capitol hill. but a season source is telling fox news the substance in the letters is absolutely, unequivocally, ricin. police and neighbors describing the guy...
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these are incidentally the critically supported mississippi river navigation. recently the secretary of the army has reaffirmed the core? authority to modify the missouri river operations to benefit downstream mississippi river navigation. based on 2013 and a forecast, the core implemented minimum missouri river water releases for the winter, that's reducing contributions from missouri to mississippi began in late december. high recent storms may affect spring and summer run of forecasts remain unclear. what is known as managing reservoirs in times of drought embody difficult trade-offs such as whether to release stored water in the near term to offset near-term impacts were to store water for future reuse in case of continued dryness. the 2012 drought affected as a regeneration in a variety of ways. impacts are largely at the power plant level. individual nuclear power plants curtailed operations due to what access problems and temperature issues. others pursued waivers to continue operations and higher water intake temperatures. lost generation was offset by
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senator and mississippi judge. not that a threat was made but the actual poison was mailed in letters and sent to those recipients. the letters tested positive for ricin both in field tests and in subsequent lab tests. the main reason i think that story got lost is because of what it was competing with in the news cycle. a pair of other terrorism and disaster stories that were unfolding at the same time. another reason it story sort of surfaced last week and then went away all together was because there was a big development in the case that made it seem like it was over. made it seem like they caught the guy. the guy they arrested was maybe not really worth worrying about too much. >> a suspect identified as paul kevin curtis was arrested at his home in corinth, mississippi. the fbi says he is the man who tried to send two allegedly poisoned letters to president obama and mississippi senator roger wicker. curtis is a colorful character describing himself on his facebook page as a karate enthusiast and elvis impers
senator and mississippi judge. not that a threat was made but the actual poison was mailed in letters and sent to those recipients. the letters tested positive for ricin both in field tests and in subsequent lab tests. the main reason i think that story got lost is because of what it was competing with in the news cycle. a pair of other terrorism and disaster stories that were unfolding at the same time. another reason it story sort of surfaced last week and then went away all together was...
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he was taken without incident in tupelo, mississippi. authorities say it is connection with the ricin-laced letter to president obama and senator wick yer a judge. dutschke went in hiding after his home was searched. his attorney hasn't made public comments about her client today. earlier in the week she had said he had no involvement. we heard similar statements from dutschke. >> the people who know me know i don't have anything to do with this. >> and quite frankly people who don't know, know that this is just crazy and insane. >> this as we learn of an ongoing feud between him and paul kevin curtis. he is a person taken in custody earlier in the investigation. later, all charge were dropped. dutschkeam first surfaced when curtis' attorney said her client framed. the letters addressed to senator wicker and obama were retrieved and flagged in an off site mai facility before reaching their intended victims. >> turning to a developing story, the boston marathon bombing system sits in a prison hospital as investigators are trying to piece
he was taken without incident in tupelo, mississippi. authorities say it is connection with the ricin-laced letter to president obama and senator wick yer a judge. dutschke went in hiding after his home was searched. his attorney hasn't made public comments about her client today. earlier in the week she had said he had no involvement. we heard similar statements from dutschke. >> the people who know me know i don't have anything to do with this. >> and quite frankly people who...
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flood advisory posted for a dozens of states as all of the tribitaries get in the mississippi. it will be on for much of the spring. we are head start here. look as the other system builds and pushes in the midwest and bringing more rain and more snow if you can believe it. some cases 6-12 inches more snow in the areas that are so done with winter, back to you. >> we are, janice dean thank you so much. >> i am shepherd smith. this is the fox report. it is the bottom of the hour and time for the top of the news and the uncle of the boston terror suspect speaking out saying he is relegaled that the younger brother is still alive. >> i hope he will pull through. he will be able for his own sake. for his own sake to get forgiveness for those who have been harmed and have been hurt. from the families of the victims. from martin's family and krystal's family and lindsay's fam dispam the officer. for all 180 who suffered. as i said for his own sake. >> remember the uncle called his nephews loserce and angrily demanded that the younger son turn himself in. he claim that would his older
flood advisory posted for a dozens of states as all of the tribitaries get in the mississippi. it will be on for much of the spring. we are head start here. look as the other system builds and pushes in the midwest and bringing more rain and more snow if you can believe it. some cases 6-12 inches more snow in the areas that are so done with winter, back to you. >> we are, janice dean thank you so much. >> i am shepherd smith. this is the fox report. it is the bottom of the hour and...
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the form letters were sent to president obama, senator roger wicker of mississippi, and mississippi judge sadie holland, who opened hers. >> a white kind of like grainy-type substance loose in the envelope. >> reporter: prosecutors say the missing pieces in the letters could refer to curtis' obsession with the sale of black market body parts. he's even written a book and tweeted about it. >> reporter: in a statement, his brother said, "we have no reason to believe kevin would be involved. we love him, and look forward to getting answers to make sense of all this." we met his neighbor lacey ross today. what do you think about the fact that he might have been cooking up ricin right next door? >> terrifying. really scary. i have two daughters. just knowing it could be that close to my children. >> reporter: just moments ago, members of the hazmat team arrived. a breached the door. took down the security camera. a lot of men are heavily armed, starting to gather evidence. the big question, what are they going to find inside? >> on the scene, thank you, matt gutman. >>> and coming up next here
the form letters were sent to president obama, senator roger wicker of mississippi, and mississippi judge sadie holland, who opened hers. >> a white kind of like grainy-type substance loose in the envelope. >> reporter: prosecutors say the missing pieces in the letters could refer to curtis' obsession with the sale of black market body parts. he's even written a book and tweeted about it. >> reporter: in a statement, his brother said, "we have no reason to believe kevin...
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. >> we've been listening to the lee county sheriff in mississippi. apparently an arrest being made there in connection with the ricin investigation here in washington d.c. what this lee county sheriff has been telling us is there is a grave similarity between a letter sent to the justice court in mississippi with the letter sent to senator wicker and president obama. the man who has been arrested is a man named paul kenneth curtis. joining me is washington post reporter ed o'keefe. what can you tell me about the arrest investigation in d.c.? >> we know an arrest was made today. and the fact that this happened so quickly, we seem to get a sense yesterday they were moving in on someone because senators who were briefed on this yesterday afternoon were told that the suspect they believed had done this was someone who had written to government officials in the past. having tracked suspicious mail cases for a few years, i can tell you there are several different people out there that the u.s. postal investigation, the fbi and the police track on a basis.
. >> we've been listening to the lee county sheriff in mississippi. apparently an arrest being made there in connection with the ricin investigation here in washington d.c. what this lee county sheriff has been telling us is there is a grave similarity between a letter sent to the justice court in mississippi with the letter sent to senator wicker and president obama. the man who has been arrested is a man named paul kenneth curtis. joining me is washington post reporter ed o'keefe. what...
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which matches the name of the man arrested in tupelo, mississippi. diane? >>> and now we turn to that big vote in washington and jolting defeat for the president on the gun bill crafted in response to the newtown shooting. tonight, it has failed in the senate, and the president spoke just this afternoon. abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, is there now. >> reporter: this was the single best chance to pass any part of the president's plan to combat gun violence and it couldn't even get passed in the democratically-controlled senate. surrounded by victims of gun violence, the president angrily denounced the vote. >> there are no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this. it came down to politics. so all in all this was a pretty shameful day in washington. >> reporter: the president was joined by mark barden, who lost his son daniel in the sandy hook massacre. >> we'll return home now, disappointed, but not defeated. we return home with the determination that change will happen. maybe not today, but it will happen. it will happen soon.
which matches the name of the man arrested in tupelo, mississippi. diane? >>> and now we turn to that big vote in washington and jolting defeat for the president on the gun bill crafted in response to the newtown shooting. tonight, it has failed in the senate, and the president spoke just this afternoon. abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, is there now. >> reporter: this was the single best chance to pass any part of the president's plan to combat gun violence...
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in the time after he was kicked off the campus of the mississippi medical center, the north mississippi medical center he started a letter-writing campaign to various politicians, by his own accord at least reports on the internet attributed to his name. to senator wicker, and former mississippi senator trent lott and cochran. never heard back from those people. you'll recall in that letter that was sent to the president and as well as senator wicker, he talked about if you're not part of the process to uncover these things you are part of the problem as well. what is not known, though, jon is whether or not he actually had access to ricin, how ricin could have potential ale lee got even in the letters and when in his mind, if what the fbi says is true he went from simply a letter-writing campaign to something that has mow tension ale lee provoked these very, very serious charges against him, jon. jon: the authorities must be crawling all over the place where this guy had lived right now, huh? >> reporter: the fbi is up in corinth at the moment. they are treating this crime scene approp
in the time after he was kicked off the campus of the mississippi medical center, the north mississippi medical center he started a letter-writing campaign to various politicians, by his own accord at least reports on the internet attributed to his name. to senator wicker, and former mississippi senator trent lott and cochran. never heard back from those people. you'll recall in that letter that was sent to the president and as well as senator wicker, he talked about if you're not part of the...
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senator and a mississippi judge. >> arthel: u.s. air travel expected to return to normal by tomorrow evening. this comes a day after congress passed legislation to allow the faa to suspend employee furloughs. they were caused by the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. >> rick: a levee breach on the mississippi near st. louis, missouri. some people advised to consider evacuating. the river is expected to stay above flood stage into this coming week. >> arthel: i want to tell you about disturbing allegations against a nevada psychiatric hospital. it is now at the center of multiple investigations after being accused of releasing and then, quote, dumping hundreds of patients in other states across the country. dominic dinatale live w more. >> this really is disturbing. here is what happened in one case, according to a local media report. a man was let go from the psychiatric hospital in las vegas, given a one way ticket to sacramento and a greyhound bus, handed three days of medicines and sent on his way. when he turned up
senator and a mississippi judge. >> arthel: u.s. air travel expected to return to normal by tomorrow evening. this comes a day after congress passed legislation to allow the faa to suspend employee furloughs. they were caused by the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. >> rick: a levee breach on the mississippi near st. louis, missouri. some people advised to consider evacuating. the river is expected to stay above flood stage into this coming week. >> arthel: i...
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mississippi alone has 15 nullifications bills. what's in a number? cdc study says states with the most gun control laws had a 42% lower gun death rate. but, chris, the 50 state study lead authors caution it does not prove gun laws lead to fewer gun deaths. >> i'm still trying to figure out why you pass a law to say you have to have a gun but you don't have to have a gun. >> they were saying it's symbolic to those criminals who might be considering anything in their city. >> that's going to wrap up this hour of jansing & company. rob are the thomas is up next. good morning, thomas. >> good morning. the nra is set to reveal its new bill. the timing is suspect as gun violence talks heat up in the senate. and did one rotten apple spoil the whole bunch in atlanta? do federal policies make cheating ripe for the picking in our public schools? is double-toasted... splashed with sweet honey... and covered in rich double-roasted peanuts. mmm. [ hero ] yummy. [ male announcer ] kellogg's crunchy nut. it's super delicious! what's the "new" in the new new kellogg
mississippi alone has 15 nullifications bills. what's in a number? cdc study says states with the most gun control laws had a 42% lower gun death rate. but, chris, the 50 state study lead authors caution it does not prove gun laws lead to fewer gun deaths. >> i'm still trying to figure out why you pass a law to say you have to have a gun but you don't have to have a gun. >> they were saying it's symbolic to those criminals who might be considering anything in their city. >>...
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he has also written to it -- wrigley at claimed histories of the great influenza and the mississippi flood of 1927. a speaker whose expertise in panama and influenza and water policy having kurds leading policymakers to solicit his input in those areas. he is also a distinguished scholar at tulane and the xavier university in this work is appeared in a number of the publications, including an influential pc row during a presidential campaign and the importance of separating church and state. a piece that i am happy to say, first appeared in the opinion pages of the los angeles times. finally, the man at the table there, an independent historian and journalist is larry focus has been that the nation's founding until the civil war. his latest is america's great debate, but he has also written about the underground railroad in washington d.c. he is currently working in the history of the first congress was greeted the federal government. a free-lance writer whose work has appeared just about everywhere. and one other note about and, i mentioned that every member of today's panel was a f
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. >> and flood fears along the mississippi river. waters rise, causing evacuations and emergency declarations. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 22nd, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, the city of boston plans a one-minute moment of silence this afternoon one week after the deadarathon bombings as the fbi gets its first chance to question suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. here's the latest. tsarnaev is awake responding to investigators but he's unable to speak. police suspect tsarnaev and his older brother were likely planning other attacks. city officials plan to reopen the area around boylston street where the bombs detonated after it's released by the fbi and environmental and safety checks are completed. that's where susan mcginnis is this morning. susan. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. this is boylston street, part of that six-block region that's going to be reopened. that memorial will be relocated to copley square park. meanwhile nearby at beth isra
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the fbi has identified the suspect as 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of corinth, mississippi. a sheriff in mississippi says there is a clear link among all three letters. >> there are great consistencies and similarities to the two letters, and the information that we received from the federal people that senator wicker and president obama received. >> more tests are being done on the letters. more details now about the poison ricin. it comes from the bean of the caster oil plant, and it is deadliest when inhaled. it could be used to kill an individual, but would not work for a large group of people, and does not pass from person to person. there is only one known assassination using ricin. in 1978, a bulgarian dissident. >>> sabotage in the south bay. new details on the attacks on two crucial utilities. why investigators think they were you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then s
the fbi has identified the suspect as 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of corinth, mississippi. a sheriff in mississippi says there is a clear link among all three letters. >> there are great consistencies and similarities to the two letters, and the information that we received from the federal people that senator wicker and president obama received. >> more tests are being done on the letters. more details now about the poison ricin. it comes from the bean of the caster oil plant,...
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we know is he a musician around mississippi. elvis impersonators played at several events including events for politician. a candidate in tupelo. may have played at an event for senator i wicker. he also subscribes to a conspiracy theory that he uncovered in 1999 in which the mississippi medical center involved in the trafficking of body parts. of course, the medical center denies that. he tried repeatedly over years to get people to listen to him. including sending letters to then state representative roger wicker, then senator trent lot as well as senator thad cochran. no one would livable to him it appears as though he upped the opportunity sand upped his attempts to get people to listen to him. the fbi currently at curtis' home in corinth, mississippi, in the northern part of the state right along the border with tennessee, just a stone's throw down the road from memphis where these letters were mailed. going through the white house a fine tooth comb wearing appropriate gear because deadly ricin was found in those letters. t
we know is he a musician around mississippi. elvis impersonators played at several events including events for politician. a candidate in tupelo. may have played at an event for senator i wicker. he also subscribes to a conspiracy theory that he uncovered in 1999 in which the mississippi medical center involved in the trafficking of body parts. of course, the medical center denies that. he tried repeatedly over years to get people to listen to him. including sending letters to then state...
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the fbi has identified the suspect as 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of corinth, mississippi. a sheriff in mississippi says there is a clear link among all three letters. >> there are great consistencies and similarities to the two letters, and the information that we received from the federal people that senator wicker and president obama received. >> more tests are being done on the letters. more details now about the poison ricin. it comes from the bean of the caster oil plant, and it is deadliest when inhaled. it could be used to kill an individual, but would not work for a large group of people, and does not pass from person to person. there is only one known assassination using ricin. in 1978, a bulgarian dissident. >>> sabotage in the south bay. new details on the attacks on two crucial utilities. why investigators think they were coordinated. >> possible relief for allergy sufferers. >> then. >> there are firefighters down. >> our coverage of the deadly massive explosion in texas continues. we're gathering new details on this breaking story. >>> all in all, this was a
the fbi has identified the suspect as 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of corinth, mississippi. a sheriff in mississippi says there is a clear link among all three letters. >> there are great consistencies and similarities to the two letters, and the information that we received from the federal people that senator wicker and president obama received. >> more tests are being done on the letters. more details now about the poison ricin. it comes from the bean of the caster oil plant,...
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now word they have arrested a man in tupelo, mississippi in that case. mike emanuel has been on the story throughout the day. is he live on the hill late for us tonight. what can we reported, mike? what are you getting? >> bill, we have several law enforcement sources who tell us that a man by the name of kenneth curtis of tupelo, mississippi has been arrested in connection with these letters that have tested positive for ricin that have been sent to -- addressed to president obama and senator roger wicker of mississippi. sources early on in the investigation were telling us that it was somebody from mississippi, from senator wicker's home state and the fbi bulletin that we have been reporting from that we obtained early today says the two letters that were sent were signed i am k.c. and i approve this message. k.c. may translate to kenneth curtis it is unclear when charges will be filed. whether it will be later tonight or tomorrow. but, again, to recap, several federal law enforcement sources say arrest has been made. kenneth curtis from tupelo, missis
now word they have arrested a man in tupelo, mississippi in that case. mike emanuel has been on the story throughout the day. is he live on the hill late for us tonight. what can we reported, mike? what are you getting? >> bill, we have several law enforcement sources who tell us that a man by the name of kenneth curtis of tupelo, mississippi has been arrested in connection with these letters that have tested positive for ricin that have been sent to -- addressed to president obama and...
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you can see the city name down on the lower left, mississippi. the number next to the city is the derivative of the gps marker for this google location and i sort of transposed the numbers and used that. i wanted to connotate that virtual world and also there was a visual connection to the photographic heritage that was pretty wild. on top of this moment in time, there is also a breaking down of the imagery thaps in the google pictures themselves, most of these are lo fi and i chose that i guess because of the esthetics. it did not contain the same look as these and it also erode the truth and makes the lens a little bit blurry, it alters things from a technical point of view. so, you could see these pictures that sort of describe them as drive-by pictures that we are drive-by really captures this and not necessarily immersive in any way. it is literally a car driving by capturing a moment. some of this has been done in the past, walker evans took pictures out of a moving vehicle. in fact, strangely, right upstairs in the library before this talk
you can see the city name down on the lower left, mississippi. the number next to the city is the derivative of the gps marker for this google location and i sort of transposed the numbers and used that. i wanted to connotate that virtual world and also there was a visual connection to the photographic heritage that was pretty wild. on top of this moment in time, there is also a breaking down of the imagery thaps in the google pictures themselves, most of these are lo fi and i chose that i...
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bombs, poison letters and floods along the mississippi and that explosion in west, texas. separated by 1,900 miles, but connected by this man. our cecilia vega with this man's tonight, for the first time, we're getting a close-up look at ground zero of the blast that leveled an entire neighborhood. the death toll is now at 14, with close to 200 injured. experts tell us the odds of having two disasters like texas and boston in the same week, are one in every 4,800 years. so what, then, are the odds of one man being an eyewitness to both? here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: joe berti finished the boston marathon in three hours and 56 minutes flat. and then minutes later, this. [ blast ] >> i heard the explosion and it was loud. so i turned around and saw the smoke coming from the finish line. so at that instant i just felt like, it was a bomb. >> you thought right away it was a bomb? >> absolutely. because of how loud it was and where it was. literally seconds later, the second bomb exploded. >> reporter: berti's wife amy was just ten yards away from the explosion. a wom
bombs, poison letters and floods along the mississippi and that explosion in west, texas. separated by 1,900 miles, but connected by this man. our cecilia vega with this man's tonight, for the first time, we're getting a close-up look at ground zero of the blast that leveled an entire neighborhood. the death toll is now at 14, with close to 200 injured. experts tell us the odds of having two disasters like texas and boston in the same week, are one in every 4,800 years. so what, then, are the...
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his name is paul kevin curtis, and he is from mississippi, just north of tupalo, mississippi. we do not know anything about him yet or the evidence against him other than the fact he has been arrested. in terms of what was in the letters, what substance was in the letters, federal officials tell nbc news tonight that initial lab tests of the letters, lab tests, not the field tests, the initial follow-up lab tests were inconclusive. there was some level of ricin measured in the lab tests, but the exact potency is as yet unclear, they say more tests are needed. joining us now to help us understand what this means is michael leiter. he's an nbc news national security analyst. mr. leiter, thank you for joining us. >> good to be here, rachel. >> we know the letters contained some amount of ricin. they do not know the potency of it. how significant does that seem to you? >> honestly, until we get the final results probably tomorrow morning, i would still not read much into it. these were tested twice in the field, first the automatic detector was set off, the field test was set off.
his name is paul kevin curtis, and he is from mississippi, just north of tupalo, mississippi. we do not know anything about him yet or the evidence against him other than the fact he has been arrested. in terms of what was in the letters, what substance was in the letters, federal officials tell nbc news tonight that initial lab tests of the letters, lab tests, not the field tests, the initial follow-up lab tests were inconclusive. there was some level of ricin measured in the lab tests, but...
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several rivers including the mississippi and the missouri are cresting right now. in clarksville, missouri, days of sandbagging was no match for the mighty mississippi. hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland were swamped, roads flooded. at least two people were killed. the river, so swollen after drenching rains, more than 100 barges broke loose near st. louis. some of them may have even sank. >>> it happened in a flash. a deadly avalanche in the colorado rocky mountains. a group of snowboarders buried alive. five of them died. only one survivor. to thrill-seekers, the back country slopes are irresistible. but this year, they are dangerously unstable. abc's clayton sandell explains. >> reporter: it is colorado's worst avalanche disaster in 50 years. on saturday, six snowboarders ventured into an out-of-bound zone near loveland ski area, about 60 miles west of denver. authorities say the men accidentally triggered an avalanche, two football fields wide and four football fields long. >> i called the coroner's office, saying get ready. it looks like it's going to
several rivers including the mississippi and the missouri are cresting right now. in clarksville, missouri, days of sandbagging was no match for the mighty mississippi. hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland were swamped, roads flooded. at least two people were killed. the river, so swollen after drenching rains, more than 100 barges broke loose near st. louis. some of them may have even sank. >>> it happened in a flash. a deadly avalanche in the colorado rocky mountains. a group...
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the letters were sent to president obama and senator roger wick yer a mississippi judge. we have had no response from the attorney today, but this week she said he had no involvement and himself said he had no wrongdoing. >> it is it blowing my mind that the parinoid government schizophreniic wraps up me in his fantasy world and who is a patriotic american. >> this as we learn of an ongoing feud previously arrested paul curtis who was taken into custody by the feds earlier in the. the charges of placing the threats in the mail were dropped. dutschke -- the letters addressed to senator wicker and president obama were retrieved and flagged in off site mail facility. heather back to you. >> a lot of twists and turns in that case, thank you. >> turning to the latest from boston. investigators are pushing forward and following dozens of leads and following key threw clues about the people dead and injured. federal agents sifted through the land fill of the dartmouth campus. that is where the surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev a student. the mother of the suspect, federal offi
the letters were sent to president obama and senator roger wick yer a mississippi judge. we have had no response from the attorney today, but this week she said he had no involvement and himself said he had no wrongdoing. >> it is it blowing my mind that the parinoid government schizophreniic wraps up me in his fantasy world and who is a patriotic american. >> this as we learn of an ongoing feud previously arrested paul curtis who was taken into custody by the feds earlier in the....
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now that it seems to be the tallest tower, but west of the mississippi, what a marvelous marker for this place. when you see it as a distance, this tower, you will know that the center is at it's space. when you arrive in san francisco from los angeles or san diego, you will be in this tower. so it's a marvelous combination to have the gateway to the city and the tallest building next to each other. it's an extraordinary combivenlths combination for the center, a new place for the city. the tower will raise into sky and we have designed it to be as delicate as possible and to end that will almost dissolve in the air. it will be a very san franciscans tower. i'm very happy to be here today. thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> cesar doesn't age. he's just timeless. thank you, cesar. our next speaker is synonymous with quality and development. he's got one of the most paramount development terms, he's involved with all policy and procedure and new centers and cultivating new investor relations. heinz has an impressive portfolio with value property of $24 billion. one of the many reason
now that it seems to be the tallest tower, but west of the mississippi, what a marvelous marker for this place. when you see it as a distance, this tower, you will know that the center is at it's space. when you arrive in san francisco from los angeles or san diego, you will be in this tower. so it's a marvelous combination to have the gateway to the city and the tallest building next to each other. it's an extraordinary combivenlths combination for the center, a new place for the city. the...
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senator and a mississippi judge. everett dutschke is set to be arraigned tomorrow in federal court in oxford, mississippi. >>> in texas and other parts of the south tonight, they are recovering from a destructive spring storm that led to widespread flooding and some dangerous moments for more than 100 people who got trapped in rising waters. nbc's janet schamlian has more tonight. >> reporter: it came fast in the houston area. as much as eight inches of rain in just a few hours, triggering flash flooding and turning streets into rivers. >> it was just ridiculous. waters are at least 2 1/2 feet high in the right lane. it was nuts. >> reporter: drivers were stranded all across the city. firefighters made more than 150 water rescues in five hours as cars stalled in the fast rising water. >> just coming home from work. i decided to take a chance. but me not listening, i see other cars out here. i just gave it a shot and now i'm trying to start my calm -- i don't know what to do now. >> reporter: lightning and downed tree
senator and a mississippi judge. everett dutschke is set to be arraigned tomorrow in federal court in oxford, mississippi. >>> in texas and other parts of the south tonight, they are recovering from a destructive spring storm that led to widespread flooding and some dangerous moments for more than 100 people who got trapped in rising waters. nbc's janet schamlian has more tonight. >> reporter: it came fast in the houston area. as much as eight inches of rain in just a few hours,...
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flood warnings are still in effect across the mississippi valley. while the rain has drenched some farms in places like iowa, things are much drier west of the mississippi. several states in the corn belt there are facing severe drought conditions. our chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is working the extreme weather center. rick? >> kind of the haves and have notes as far as that prescription goes across the midwest and the plains. the mississippi river watershed is the largest one we have in the country. eastern side of this where we are seeing flooding. green areas the illinois river and wabash eventually in towards the illinois and parts of the mississippi river begins rivered illinois and wabash, that's where we saw some of the record breaking flooding. as it goes downstream the river will be able to absorb it and we won't be seeing record breaking flooding like we saw two years ago. out to the west of this though incredible drought snow over the last five to six weeks. help the drought. exceptional drought. need more moisture there other story
flood warnings are still in effect across the mississippi valley. while the rain has drenched some farms in places like iowa, things are much drier west of the mississippi. several states in the corn belt there are facing severe drought conditions. our chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is working the extreme weather center. rick? >> kind of the haves and have notes as far as that prescription goes across the midwest and the plains. the mississippi river watershed is the largest one we...
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dusky ran against him for a mississippi state house in >> he was a mad personality. he was a vicious kind of guy. he he's tacked me personally. even my entire family. that was his m.o. during the campaign. >> last week charges were dropped against the elvis impersonator. curtis said he had been framed dutschke as a possible suspect. in this youtube video posted last week dutschke talk about the investigation. >> i met with the fbi. i consented to a search signed a piece of paper saying go ahead and search the house. i don't have anything at all to do with this. >> an attorney representing the 41-year-old on a separate case says the martial arts studio closed after dutschke with child molestation earlier this year. he has pleaded not grilt touilty to those federal. he's expected to be in federal court tomorrow in oxford. we hope to learn more about the arrest and also what led authorities to make the arrest here in tupelo. >>> in the meantime the investigation into those bombing suspects go on in boston and during that time too, people continue to pay homage to those
dusky ran against him for a mississippi state house in >> he was a mad personality. he was a vicious kind of guy. he he's tacked me personally. even my entire family. that was his m.o. during the campaign. >> last week charges were dropped against the elvis impersonator. curtis said he had been framed dutschke as a possible suspect. in this youtube video posted last week dutschke talk about the investigation. >> i met with the fbi. i consented to a search signed a piece of...
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. >> in mississippi, a twister landed and left three people dead in mississippi, missouri, and nebraska. know they are cleaning undamage. there were downed trees and freezing rain in northern new york. >> sad news to report, jonathan winters has died. a family friend says the ohio native died last night of natural causes at his home. he was a pioneer in the art of sandup comedy and known for his energy and gift bore mimicking. he inspired robin williams and jim cary. he was 87 years old. >> fight between the dodgers and padres left a high-priced dodgers player with a broken collar bone. san diego slugger charged the pitcher's mound after being hit by a pitch from the dodger and players from both teams jumped in. he signed $14 million, six-year contract with los angeles last winter and it still is unknown how long he will be sidelined. >> that is what you get for fighting. >> that guy is hit all time because he leans into the plate. come on! >> he said-he said. the forecast? >> what i say, we know it will be windy with temperatures dropping dramatically to sunday and monday, 10- to 15-de
. >> in mississippi, a twister landed and left three people dead in mississippi, missouri, and nebraska. know they are cleaning undamage. there were downed trees and freezing rain in northern new york. >> sad news to report, jonathan winters has died. a family friend says the ohio native died last night of natural causes at his home. he was a pioneer in the art of sandup comedy and known for his energy and gift bore mimicking. he inspired robin williams and jim cary. he was 87 years...
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the mississippi river, the threat area here is between the quad cities and st. louis. record flooding potentially the third worst flood on record there. and you know what's so interesting? mississippi at this time last year we were in a drought so we were incredibly low levels and now the turn of events and the problem here for this area already flooded where we're going to see rain once again on tuesday. looks like a one-day affair. illinois, indiana and all of the way down through the mississippi. that is the concern. the rain that you had earlier and storms in the east coast have all pushed eastward with a front. expect from boston down to atlanta entire southeastern seaboard drying skies and clearing conditions. >> we are happy to be rid of the rain here. alexandra steele in atlanta, thank you so much. >> thanks for watching today. that will do it for us this morning. >> our colleague, wolf blitzer, he takes over for us next hour. this is "cnn saturday morning" which begins after a quick break. you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us t
the mississippi river, the threat area here is between the quad cities and st. louis. record flooding potentially the third worst flood on record there. and you know what's so interesting? mississippi at this time last year we were in a drought so we were incredibly low levels and now the turn of events and the problem here for this area already flooded where we're going to see rain once again on tuesday. looks like a one-day affair. illinois, indiana and all of the way down through the...
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at a violent twister near prairie point, mississippi. >> look at the house. holy mackerel. >> reporter: the man who shot the video says he watched his friend's house disappear. fortunately no one was home. >> the folks that are here that have lost everything that they have, it can't get much worse for them. >> reporter: the storms that killed one person and injured five in mississippi thursday were part of a massive system that stretched from canada to the gulf of mexico. >> we have been tracking the storm complex for four days across the plains and the southeast. the tornadoes that touched down here in mississippi, they have done significant damage and the wind speeds would have to be at least 120 miles per hour to do this kind of damage. >> reporter: irvin hill was sleeping in his mobile home when a tornado lifted and tossed the structure. >> everything went up together. it went up in the sky. next thing i knew i landed out there up under that tree. >> reporter: heavy storms claimed two more lives in nebraska and missouri before they dumped hail and ripped
at a violent twister near prairie point, mississippi. >> look at the house. holy mackerel. >> reporter: the man who shot the video says he watched his friend's house disappear. fortunately no one was home. >> the folks that are here that have lost everything that they have, it can't get much worse for them. >> reporter: the storms that killed one person and injured five in mississippi thursday were part of a massive system that stretched from canada to the gulf of...
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senator and a mississippi judge. as cbs reporter ines ferre reports i would comes just after charges were dropped against another man. >> reporter: the fbi arrested james everett dutschke at his home in mississippi overnight. hours after this photo was taken. agents searched his house and the studio he owned this week. as part of the investigation into ricin tainted letters sent to president p and other officials. -- obama and other officials. during that search the 41-year- old denied having anything to do with the poisoned letters. >> this is just crazy. this is just insane. >> reporter: the letters which tested positive for ricin were september to the president and -- sent to the president and senator wicker of mississippi. a tainted letter was also sent to an 80-year-old mississippi judge whose family dutschke has clashed with in the past. charges were initially filed against an elvis impersonator named curtis but were dropped tuesday. >> i would like to move on with me life and find out what normal is again. >>
senator and a mississippi judge. as cbs reporter ines ferre reports i would comes just after charges were dropped against another man. >> reporter: the fbi arrested james everett dutschke at his home in mississippi overnight. hours after this photo was taken. agents searched his house and the studio he owned this week. as part of the investigation into ricin tainted letters sent to president p and other officials. -- obama and other officials. during that search the 41-year- old denied...
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joining me from jackson mississippi is jerry. he wrote "the mystery of the un unidentified fingerprints in mlk's murder." thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> michael: is there reason to believe that ray did not work alone now? who were the open groups calling for assassination at this time. >> there were a number. you had the white knights of the klu klux klan of mississippi. they were intent on wanting to kill king. at one point king was marching through mississippi and they hatched a plan to try to blow up the bridge that he was going to be walking across. the fbi found out about this, you know, a klan informant told them about this, and king took another route. the white knights definitely wanted king dead. >> michael: you wrote the one time chief council on the committee of assassinations said thoughtful people today, not just nuts, believe more people than james ray were involved. blakey thought fingerprints should be run. what other fingerprints that have not yet been identified. >> well, those fingerprints tha
joining me from jackson mississippi is jerry. he wrote "the mystery of the un unidentified fingerprints in mlk's murder." thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> michael: is there reason to believe that ray did not work alone now? who were the open groups calling for assassination at this time. >> there were a number. you had the white knights of the klu klux klan of mississippi. they were intent on wanting to kill king. at one point king was marching...
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as a result, the conversation in mississippi, the dialogue in mississippi have opened up and people are a lot more open now about the issues that they used to have. >> michael: leroy clemons it is hard to imagine that anyone encompasses the words the march goes on than you. we thank you for coming into "the war room" today. up next where every these koch brothers go greed is sure to follow. and the next destination is the media business. god save us all. that story and more right after the break. ♪ >> i think it's brilliant. (vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >> i know this stuff, and i love it. (vo) followed by humor and bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. >> michael: earlier this month, m-live an online collection of local michigan newspapers began to publish a new column about michigan legislation. it was described as . . . but the mackinac center is actually the largest conservative state level policy think contain income the entire country. it is even affiliated with the heritage foundation. so ho
as a result, the conversation in mississippi, the dialogue in mississippi have opened up and people are a lot more open now about the issues that they used to have. >> michael: leroy clemons it is hard to imagine that anyone encompasses the words the march goes on than you. we thank you for coming into "the war room" today. up next where every these koch brothers go greed is sure to follow. and the next destination is the media business. god save us all. that story and more...
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record land sale of $191 million of ceremonial ground break which is the tallest tower in the western mississippi. mr. pell i has designed the transit tower and will highlight the importance of public transit to the region and state of california. as you know, the pros -- proceeds of the sale will help construct the transit center and allow us to keep thousands of jobs to our disadvantaged communities and veterans and women and also allow us to keep our mentor ship for our youth. that's what the transit project center is doing. the development of the tower, has committed to build i am improvements with the transit center and you will see mission square which will serve as the primary entrance to the square. it will allow public access and providing a meeting and resting place for travelers and workers and residents in the area. the workers in the tower will have direct access to the rooftop that will allow benefits to work in the neighborhood. we congratulate them to the project and welcome them to our community. [ applause ] i would now like to introduce the man who has been essential and contin
record land sale of $191 million of ceremonial ground break which is the tallest tower in the western mississippi. mr. pell i has designed the transit tower and will highlight the importance of public transit to the region and state of california. as you know, the pros -- proceeds of the sale will help construct the transit center and allow us to keep thousands of jobs to our disadvantaged communities and veterans and women and also allow us to keep our mentor ship for our youth. that's what...
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if you are in mississippi, and i know latinos in mississippi, yes. some of the largest growth of latinos in the united states is in the south of the united states of america. i was talking to ana. i went 45 minutes outside of orlando, and there were 500 migrant workers. you know what they said to me? can you help us with the police? just want to be able to come and shop. here is what happens. i do not get paid, because they do not feel i have a recourse to demand payment for my work. part of it is -- and the other part, just overall -- look. let us make sure that these 11 million people that are so important to us as a community of people, the 20% of latinos that are undocumented in the united states of america -- they are important, because as they salaries,s, so do the wages, and benefits of everybody else. now, you have employers that cannot take them choose one against the other. i think that is an important vote, that november thing. stop the picking of winners and losers, pitting one group against another. tavis: let me go to the other end of t
if you are in mississippi, and i know latinos in mississippi, yes. some of the largest growth of latinos in the united states is in the south of the united states of america. i was talking to ana. i went 45 minutes outside of orlando, and there were 500 migrant workers. you know what they said to me? can you help us with the police? just want to be able to come and shop. here is what happens. i do not get paid, because they do not feel i have a recourse to demand payment for my work. part of it...